Improvement in washing-machines



G. BROOKS.

WASHING MACHINE.

Patented Aug.8,1876.

l l l l y l INJENTOR; @Wf//K W76? N. PETERS. PHOT UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE GEORGE BROOKS, OF ELSTON STATION, MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT IN WASHING-MACHINES.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 180,750, dated August 8,1876; application ]ed January 31, 1874.

To all whom it may concern Be itknown that I, GEORGE BROOKS, of ElstonStation, county of Coles, State of Missouri, have invented certainImprovements in Washing-Machines, of which the following is aspecification:

The Object of my invention is to provide for a washing-machine which iseasy in operation and will not injure the most delicate fabrics.

My invention consists in the construction of a square tub with a concavebottom, which I make of zinc, by preference. In the end, near thebottom, is cut a hole, in which I insert a faucet or tap, in order todraw oi the water. The tub is placed on four legs. Inside of the tub,,in a vertical position, parallel with the sides, I place two boardsor-Win gs, held to the upper part of the sides with iron brackets withnotches, and pins or buttons fastened to the sidesinside ofthe tub, insuch a manner that the Wings are movable. Between these Wings is placeda dasher, which is fastened to a shaft Working in journals placed in twostandards, each at one end of the tub. To the front of the main shaft isfastened a walking-beam,` at the end ot' which are suspended rodsconnected to two treadles, the ends of which are pivoted to a cross-barbetween the two hind legs of the machine. The ends of the Walking-beamare provided with handles, by aid of which the machine is worked, aswell as lby the treadles.

The clothes are placed on each side of the dasher, thus held between thedasher and the movable wings, which are moved in or out to suit theamount of clothes to be washed. The dasher being operated by themovements of the Walking-beam, the soap-suds are agitated and theclothes squeezed against the wings, and thus the cleansing iseft'ectually and quickly accomplished. A

In order to more fully describe my invention, I refer to theaccompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification.

Figure I is a plan view of a washing-machine embodying my invention.Fig. II is a front view ofthe same. Fig. III is a sectional view of thesame.

A is the tub; B, the bottom; C, the Wateroutlet; D D, the legs; e, thecross-bar between the two hind legs; F F, the two movable boards orwings, with brackets g g, having notches h h; and t' z', pins or buttonsplaced over the brackets g g. J J are the two standards; lc k, journalsin the upper ends of4 the standards; L, the main shaft; S, the dasher; Mthe Walking-beam. with the handles u n; o o, connecting-rods between theends of the Walking-beam and the treadles P P, the ends of which arepivoted to the cross-bar e.

, Having thus described my invention, I desire to claim- The movablewings F F, provided with brackets g g, formed with notches h, h, andheld to the tub with pins or buttons t' i, in combination with the tubA, dasher S, main shaft L, walking-beam M, and treadles P P, the wholebeing constructed and operating substantially as shown and described.

GEORGE BROOKS.

Witnesses:

J. H. BOBINE, C. F. LOHMAN.

